Thursday, March 30, 2017

Thinking Out Loud Thursday - March 30, 2017

Happy Thursday! We've almost made it to the weekend. Thanks for stopping by Thinking Out Loud Thursday.

Today I'm reflecting on my grandmother and her love for hummingbirds. Every time I see one, I immediately think of her. I've tried for a couple years to attract them to my yard with only modest success. This year is going to be different!

After doing a little research, I believe one of the problems has been my lack of getting my feeder out early enough. These little guys migrant, so your feeder should be out and visible in time for their trip north. According to the map below, they should be getting to my area any day now.

We (watch out Eric - this means you) are going to do a little planting this year too. According to Birdwatchers.com, hummingbirds are attracted to the following ~

Flowers

Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis

Lantana Lantana camara

Columbine Aguilegia spp.

Fuchsias Fuchsia spp.

Impatiens Impatiens spp.

Coral-Bells Heuchera sanguinea

Hollyhocks Althea spp.

Penstemen Penstemen spp.

Petunia Petunia spp.

Flowering Tobacco Nicotania alata

Geranium Pelargonium spp.

Begonia Begonia spp.

Shrubs

Azaleas Rhododendron spp.

Butterfly Bush Buddleia davidii

Flowering Quince Chaenomeles japonica

Honeysuckle Lonicera spp.

Weigela Weigela spp.

Trees

Flowering Crab Malus spp.

Tulip Poplar Liriodendron Tulipifera

Locust Robinia

Eucalyptus Eucalyptus spp.

Vines Honeysuckle Lonicera heckrottii

Morning Glory Ipomea ssp.

Trumpet Creeper Campsis radicans

Trumpet Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens

There are so many cool feeders on the market. Would one of these make a great Mother's Day gift for you? Ian and Kayla got me the first one a few years ago and I love it!

6 comments:

We just saw hummingbirds when we visited Phoenix, but I don't think I ever see them here in Denver?? Maybe it's just because we don't put out a feeder or have many flowers around our place (I have a brown thumb--ha ha)jodiewww.jtouchofstyle.com